Mass evacuations from Afghanistan ------------------------------------------- NATO says more than 18,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan by air since Taliban insurgents took over the capital, Kabul REPORTED EVACUATIONS BY NATION 0 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 U.S. 8,000 22,000 UK 1,300 U.S. airlift vastly larger than any other nation’s 0 1,000 2,00 UK 1,300 Germany 1,000 Turkey 552 EU 500 Denmark 404 France 395 Czech Rep 170+ India 170 Netherlands 134 Australia 102 Poland 50 Hungary 26 Japan 12 Italy 2,500 Spain 500 Switzerland 230 Evacuated Planned evacuations Note: Situation is fluid and chaotic – chart does not add up to NATO’s claimed 18,000 evacuees ------------------------------------------- Sources: Reuters, NPR Picture: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS